Chapter 91.My night with Elliott went by faster than I wished and I was sad to go back but I knew I had to get back to work if I was going to keep everything in order.I walked into my office that morning and decided to stop at the expresso machine for a cup of coffee. I brewed a quick cup and leaned on the cupboard before closing my eyes and inhaling the musky scent of the coffee.I heaved a sigh of contentment before bringing the cul to my lips, this had been a ritual of mine for a couple of weeks and it helped me freshen up for a new day at the agency.I check my wristwatch as I wonder when Myra would be returning, she had told me that she would be coming back to work that day and I was eager to see her and gossip about my getaway with her.It wasn't as though I didn't get along with the rest of the models at the agency, I just felt free and more at ease with Myra. She was always so understanding and could relate to me a lot.I finished up my cup of coffee and walked toward the pr
Chapter 92.Soft rays of aun sip into the bedroom through small spaces in between the blinds and fall softly on my face, my eyes flutter open and I try to move but become cautious of a gentle weight on my lower abdomen.My eyes trail down and I find Elliott's arm cradling me in a warm embrace, I try not to move too much as I look over my shoulder to get a glimpse of him. His eyes were closed and his breathing which fell lightly on my face was steady. I turned back and tried to stealthily get off his bed when his muscles tensed suddenly, holding me in place. I froze in shock at the sudden contact then I felt his body scuttle closer toward me till there wasn't an inch left between us."Can we just stay like this for a little while longer?" He asked softly. I felt blood rush to my cheeks and a warmth coursing slowly through my body at his words. I eased into him and he pulled me deeper into his arms before muttering something I couldn't quite make out.Soon after when I was convinced th
Chapter 93.I woke up beside Elliott again, I turned around to meet him fast asleep, with his back turned to me. I snaked my hands around him and snuggled in closer and allowed his musky scent to fill my senses.He shifted in response and muttered something before sleeping off again. I stayed like that for a few more seconds before I finally pulled away from him and got off the bed.I checked the time on my phone before I stood up and headed for the bathroom, I took a quick bath and ran through my morning facial routine before I headed back to the room.I sat down on the bed and watched as Elliott continued to sleep, I never thought I could be so infatuated with watching someone's chest rise and fall while he lay fast asleep.I got up from the bed and put on my gym wears before I stepped out of the room. My driver waited outside for me as previously scheduled the day before and I greeted him as he opened the car door for me.The ride to the gym was calm and quiet and I decided to call
Chapter 94 Elliot was gone by the time I had woken up. I reached for my phone to check the time when I noticed a new mail, I quickly tapped on the icon and read through the message. It was a request from the agency I'd just worked with concerning a contract for a weekend show they were running. I contemplated whether or not to reply to them and then decided against it. It would be better to let the firm know beforehand. I shook off the fatigue that was weighing me down as u rubbed my eyelids then I got up and went to the bathroom to freshen up. I draped a silk undergarment over my body before heading to the kitchen. The helpers had resumed work and there were a few of them cleaning and arranging as I walked down the stairs. They greeted me warmly and I nodded politely in response. As I reached the kitchen I found the cook chopping vegetables on the kitchen island. I decided to let her do the cooking that mlenkbg since I was still tired and Elliott was not around. I greeted her be
Chapter 95.I woke up once again in Elliott's arms, I had my head on his chest and he had his arm wrapped around his shoulder, I sighed as I wondered if it was going to become a habit.Not that I was complaining.I stayed like that for a little while before lifting myself off him and sitting up, I looked around for my phone as it was not on the bedside table where I usually kept it. I found it under my pillow and picked it up to check the time and for updates.I read through the message from my manager detailing the agreements of the contract and the percentage the firm was taking. It all seemed fair and I checked the time for the show to find that I only had a few hours left.I got off the bed quickly and headed downstairs to give the cook details on what to prepare for breakfast, after coming to a conclusion with her I ran back upstairs to prepare for work.Elliott woke up soon after and joined me to prepare for work, he didn't take much time to freshen up and get dressed and we wer
Chapter 96 My first week with Elliott had come to an end and I had just one week left before I would return to stay with Kathy. As I prepared a smoothie for that morning I made plans for the day. I decided it would be best if I spent quality time with my father as I had only been visiting briefly previously. Elliott came downstairs and kissed me on the cheek before taking a seat at the dining table. "Good morning babe," he greeted. "Good morning," I said as the blender went off and I made to fill two cups with its contents. "So, any plans for today?" He asked as he watched me carefully. I picked up the cups and walked to the table, then I handed him a cup before sitting down with mine. "Well, I'm going to be spending some time with my dad and then maybe head out a little, I'll most likely come back really late," I said. He nodded in understanding as he brought the cup from his lips and placed it on the table. "That's fine, I don't really have much planned today so maybe I'll visit
Chapter 97."So where is this special place we're going?" Kathy asked as she tried on the fiftieth dress. "Honestly, I don't know. I was thinking maybe we'd go to a bowling alley," I said.She gave me a side-eye. "You're still so horrible at planning events aren't you," She said and I scoffed. "How about you come up with something," I said. "Well, there's this new amusement Park that opened and it has a bowling alley in it too for boring people like you," She teased and I rolled my eyes. She picked up her phone and googled the address before handing it to me."Oh, it's not that far from here," I said as I studied the information on the phone. "Where would you be without me huh?" She said and I threw a pillow at her. "At this rate, we're going to spend all day finding what you'll wear," I scolded."Well, some of us don't have a high fashion sense and work in fashion industries so we prefer wearing everything till it looks good," She said defensively and I rolled my eyes.After she had
Chapter 98 My eyes followed Sharon as she sat down beside Kathy. She placed her bag on the table before shifting on her chair. She looked at both of us before turning to Kathy. "And who are you?" She asked skeptically, making me cock my eyebrows a bit. Kathy ignored the rudeness in her tone and gave her a warm smile. "I'm Kathy, Zora's friend," She said as she offered her hands for a handshake. Sharon glared at her hand spitefully before turning back to me. "What is this? Why are you walking around with charity cases leaching on you?" She asked scornfully. A sudden wave of shock at her words held me glued to her chair and I noticed Kathy's jaw drop from the side of my eyes. "What did you just ask me?" I spat stiffly and she chuckled. "Oh don't tell me I hurt your feelings, you mean to tell me after everything Elliott did to get you where you are right now, you're going to waste all of that on some backward lowlife," "Don't talk about my friend like that again if you want to kee
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EpilogueZora lost track of the fluorescent white bulbs that skipped past her as she lay on the stroller moving at a high speed. She had hoped that keeping count of them would be able to distract her from the pain that throbbed through her entire system. Her eyes were half shut and her throat hurt from screaming so much.She looked around her and studied the crowd of nurses that had gathered around her all pushing the stroller through the hallway of the hospital. She was pregnant, yes, but she knew she wasn’t that heavy so she couldn’t understand why there were so many people blocking her air.She inhaled loudly in a desperate attempt to take in all of the lavender and disinfectant-filled air into her lungs before letting it all out with a loud scream as a new surge of pain rippled through her. She wondered why it was taking them so long to get to the theatre.She reached for Kathy's palm which sat beside her pushing the stroller as well and she squeezed it tightly as the pain continu
Chapter 128.Aaron rolled my suitcase through the airport lounge as we went to check in, the queue wasn’t long so I was able to finish quickly and I dropped off my baggage and collected my boarding pass then he waited for me while we ran through passport control and security clearance and then I returned and we all headed to the waiting area.My flight announcement was called soon after and we all got up from our seats. “That’s our cue,” I said as I turned to Aaron and I could see he was biting back his pain. “Um, so take care you guys and be safe, oh and eat a lot of good food too…” he trailed off and pulled me into a tight hug immediately, I hugged him back and squeezed him gently.“Hey, it’s not even that long you don’t have to be a crybaby,” I teased. “I’m not crying,” he said, his voice cracking. We pulled out from the hug and then he hugged Kathy next.“What! That doesn’t make any sense,” my words flashed through my mind as I watched them. Kathy was already on the airline's we
Chapter 127.I could barely keep my legs straight as I looked at him and I was scared my knees would give in and I'd fall to the ground. I had gone to the wedding with all confidence hoping to say my mind with a straight face and walk out with explosions behind me like I was in some Tom Cruise movie.But as soon as I walked into that room I felt as though my backbone had split and I was leaning on a thin shard, if I wasn’t cautious I would crumble to the ground and it would be an absolute mess. But I knew better than that. I had already crumbled and there were no tears left to cry, but now that I had hit rock bottom I could only go up but I had to cut any strings holding me back for that to happen.And Elliott was a massive fucking chain.He was even more beautiful as he stood there in his black tuxedo and I couldn’t help the envy that crawled at the back of my neck. I would’ve given anything to be in Sharon’s place, but then again that’s not why I was there.I stood up straight as I
Chapter 126.I stood in front of the mirror with a small smile on my face as I dusted the bottom of my dress. Kathy stood propped at my door frame staring at me warily. I ignored her. I had made up my mind on what I was going to do and I was not interested in what anyone else had to say.If everyone was so bent on me moving on, then they should allow me to do it my way. “This is a crazy idea,” she blurted out, finding it hard to keep a cap on her thoughts any longer. “Kathy, we talked about this,” I said, my eyes still on the mirror.“I know we have but is there seriously no way to talk you out of this? I mean, everything about this is wrong,” she waived. I turned to her and rolled my eyes. “You promised you would respect my decision no matter what it was, saying it's wrong isn’t very respectful don’t you think,” I hissed. “Besides, I kept to my side of the deal. I’m going on the vacation aren’t I?” I added and she heaved a sigh as she rubbed her temples.She was worried and I unde
Chapter 125.I sat on the couch breathing in the coffee-filled air into my nostrils as I held the cup of freshly brewed coffee to my face. There was a calming effect coffee always seemed to have on me and I hated that I couldn’t drink it all the time. It wasn’t like there were any healthier alternatives.It was either that or alcohol.Aaron walked into the sitting room and sat beside me as I finally brought the mood to my lips and slurped loudly. I hummed inwardly as the bitter-sweet taste massaged my taste buds and the warmth reverberated through the walls of my mouth before sliding down my throat. I let out a satisfied breath as I closed my eyes. “Hey sis, can we talk?”Can’t I just have my damn coffee in peace?The past couple of days had been filled with countless pieces of advice and lectures, mostly on my little brother’s part. I knew he cared about me but I couldn’t understand why he was hell-bent on letting Elliott know about the baby and why he refused to understand why I jus
Chapter 124.I rounded up my chores for the day, dusting off surfaces and spraying air fresheners in the different rooms. I was just about to retire to my room and take a rest before heading for the shower when I heard a light tapping on my door. I froze for a moment as I wondered who it could be. Kathy and I hadn’t been getting visitors for a while so I wondered if it was a friend of Aarons.My chest began to beat harder as another possibility crossed my mind. Maybe Elliott had gotten tired of waiting for me to text back and had come to me himself. If that was the case then I was screwed. I wasn’t sure I would be able to successfully keep the truth about me having a baby from him if we got into a heated argument.I shrugged it off immediately, there was still tension in the media, and his marriage to Sharon was still being talked about everywhere. Elliott was a smart man, he wouldn’t risk coming to my place at such a time.Well, there was only one way to find out who was at the door.
Chapter 123.At this point in my life, I wasn’t sure I could handle another shocking news.It felt as though I was in a tragic slice-of-life drama and I was the main character. There was absolutely no other explanation as to why amid everything that was going on I stood at the hospital with results from a pregnancy test in my hands.And it read positive.I had gone to the hospital to get a prescription for nausea or fever at most but instead. I found out that there had been a living thing in me for two whole months. My mind flashed back to moments when I had felt dizziness and fatigue but I thought they were from work-related stress or at most the effect of mourning my father in an unhealthy manner for so long.Meanwhile, I was pregnant. I couldn’t even understand my emotions anymore as I stood frozen on a spot while the doctor explained the result with a wide smile on his face. Ordinarily, I would have been happy, no, I still should have been happy no matter the circumstance but the
Chapter 122.Time travel doesn’t exist. That statement felt like a hoax the following days after I met with Elliott. I felt as though I had been plunged right back into the past. A past I had struggled to crawl out from only a few months before, a past that left me devastated and locked up in my room was now replaying in the present.Only this time, there were no flowers or midnight texts, this time I was truly alone. I couldn’t see a future for myself anymore, part of me knew that there was still one for me but how on earth was I supposed to get there after all I’d been through?I’m only human and there’s only so much I could take so why on the earth was the world so unfair to me? Why was I being saddled with more weight than I could lift? What on earth had I ever done to be treated like this? Was it so wrong to fall in love?I missed the old me, strong, independent, self-willed, and determined, and whenever I thought about it I realized that the greatest mistake I had ever made was